# Tripoli

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɹɪpəli/ · frequency rank #19,997

## Definitions
1. A city in the Peloponnese region, Greece, also known as Tripolis.
2. The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.
3. A city in Lebanon, originally jointly administered by the three cities of Tyre, Sidon, and Aradus.
4. A city in Bremer County, Iowa, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County and Oneida County, Wisconsin, United States.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Tripoli, from Latin Tripolis, from Ancient Greek Τρίπολις (Trípolis), from τρι- (tri-, “three”) + πολις (polis, “city, city-state”). In reference to American cities, after US actions off Tripoli in Libya during the First Barbary War. Doublet of Tripolis, Tirebolu, and Tripura.

## Easily confused with
- **triple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/triple-vs-tripoli)
- **tripod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tripod-vs-tripoli)
- **Tivoli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tivoli-vs-tripoli)

## Common misspellings (10)
`rtipoli`, `tirpoli`, `triopli`, `triploi`, `tripoil`, `tripolli`, `trippoli`, `trpioli`, `trripoli`, `ttripoli`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tripoli